A last date of academic activity (LDAA) is required for students receiving a grade of ‘F’ or ‘NC’. (‘NC’ is a no-credit grade for a course graded credit/no credit). Failure to include the LDAA has resulted in the loss of all grades assigned for that course. General information on how the date is to be determined and how to input it is located at this link that is provided in the grading instructions from the Records Office: http://www.gvsu.edu/registrar/ldaa.

Action: Please remind your faculty:

that the grade submission day for spring and summer is before noon on Monday.

to double check their submission of grades to make sure all students received a grade and that a LDAA is provided . In past semesters, many faculty thought they were finished when grades were missing.

Thank you again for assuring that grade submission is an accurate, timely process.

This year has presented several opportunities and challenges. One opportunity has been provided us by the number of students engaging in experiential learning opportunities in CLAS—the highest ever. And a challenge that emerged--the students who participate in out-of-state experiential learning (internship, clinical, externship, research etc.). Given the current climate and context in higher education—growing competition for students, students “shopping” between institutions, online programming used to entice learners to institutions—the Provost’s Office must gather additional types of data related to GVSU’s “reach” into other states. The university must determine how many Grand Valley students are engaging in learning experiences in each of the United States on an annual basis.

The list of states and the two questions to answer are attached in an Excel spreadsheet:

Please place the numbers of students by state who, in the last year, were engaged in experiential learning (internship, clinical, research, externship etc.) Please fill in numbers only for those states that hosted Grand Valley students.

N.B. Taking an out-of-state online course does not fall into the category of experiential learning.

If any of the placements were associated with a federal program, please list the number of these placements in the second column next to the appropriate state.

Save the spreadsheet with the unit name and return.

Please return your completed electronic file to Associate Dean Mary Schutten by July 12, 2013.Thank you for your assistance with this important—and now annual--task.